City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College is a public two-year institution based in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,137 students in fall 2024. It is part of City Colleges of Chicago.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College offers certificates and associate degrees across 26 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Forklift Operation/Operator, Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 890 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 44% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
3,137
Students enrolled
44%
First-year retention
890
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
26
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 26
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
44%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
251
Certificates under 1 year
491
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
148
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,137
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,137
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,111
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
3%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
64%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City Colleges of Chicago
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Kimberly Hollingsworth
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization